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Today, 31 May 2021, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) officially closed, after more than four years of operations in the country.
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Great Lakes Special Envoy Huang Xia hands lowered flag at OSESG-B to Acting Resident Coordinator, Nicole Kouassi, 31 May 2021. UN/Napoleon Viban
A returning refugee receives a COVID-19 test at a transit centre in Burundi after returning from Rwanda. © UNHCR/Will Swanson
Repatriated Burundians from Tanzania in the transit center of Mabanda, Makamba province, Burundi (archives). OCHA/Christian Cricboom
Refugees from Burundi prepare to board a flight back home in December 2020. UNHCR/Samuel Otieno
President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi addresses virtual general debate of the UN General Assembly's 75th session. Photo UN/Evan Schneider
Doudou Diene, President of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi. Photo UN
AU and UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections. Photo UNICEF/UNI180029/Colfs
WHO representative to Burundi Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo (2nd left) during the official launch of mother and child week in 2019. Photo: WHO Burundi
OSESG-B engineers battle flood waters from Lake Tanganyika, 13 May 2020. UN/Napoleon Viban
From home, OSESG-B staff on self-quarantine join colleagues in weekly COVID-19 briefing via VCT, 18 March 2020. Photo: UN/Napoleon Viban